As reported by Litchfield.bz...U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal stopped Brookside Farm II in Litchfield on Friday to sample the farm's maple syrup and express his support for the maple syrup producing business.
 
Blumenthal met with the farm's owners, Mark Harran and Kay Carroll, to explain his commitment to forcing 
large food corporations to discontinue their practice of advertising foods as being flavored by real maple syrup when in truth they are flavored by sugar or high fructose corn syrup.
 
The practice, according to Blumenthal, puts producers like Harran and Carroll at a disadvantage in the marketplace because consumers are duped into thinking products like oatmeal, cereal and ice cream have maple syrup in their ingredients.
 
The practice, the senator said, is one of deception, fraud and misrepresentation. Blumenthal and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy have co-authored a letter to the Food and Drug Administration demanding action against corporations for product mislabeling. The letter went out on Thursday.
 
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As posted in the Register Citizen by Ben Lambert - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal visited Brookside Farm II on Friday afternoon as he and congressional colleagues urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to “crack down” on the labeling on maple-branded products, which often times do not actually contain maple.
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The senator was given a tour of the syrup-making operation at the farm by Mark Harran, the owner of the property and the president of the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut.  Read MORE

March 19, 2016
6 PM – 10 PM
Litchfield Community Center

Executive Chef Samantha Tilley, Mockingbird Kitchen and Bar
Event styling: Barbara Gugnoni & Sarah Worden

Dinner ingredients provided by our vendors and other local CT producers
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It’s a fund raising event supporting the education programs delivered through the Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market.

Come learn and enjoy what delicacies are available at this time of year – fresh, cold stored and put up.

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With more than 8,000 farmers’ markets nationwide and counting, it’s clear we love them, and everyone is raving about them. Here’s what top foodies around the country are saying about their favorites. Produced and compiled by Grace Elkus and Tim Cebula, Cooking Light Magazine

"Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market is my go-to market. This is the most fertile area in Connecticut. And the farmers who sell here don’t have huge production, but they have really good quality produce. The berries are fantastic—blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, white, red, and black currants. And the heirloom tomatoes are some of the best I’ll ever see.” — Chef Joel Viehland, Community Table, Washington, CT

Don't miss: heirloom tomatoes from Wild Carrot Farm.

See the full list in CookingLight.com